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en"Talk, Read, Sing" Campaign Aims To Help Close The "Word Gap"http://kvpr.org/post/talk-read-sing-campaign-aims-help-close-word-gap
<p>According to <a href="http://centerforeducation.rice.edu/slc/LS/30MillionWordGap.html">researchers at Rice University, </a>children from high income families will experience hearing 30 million more words by age four than children of low income families. That’s from parents or others just reading or talking to young children, just describing the world around them. Researchers say this so-called “word gap” has big implications for brain development, educational achievement and long-term success.</p>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:20:02 +0000Joe Moore43796 at http://kvpr.org"Talk, Read, Sing" Campaign Aims To Help Close The "Word Gap"New Downtown Arts Complex Brings Momentum to 'M Street'http://kvpr.org/post/new-downtown-arts-complex-brings-momentum-m-street
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Over the past decade, downtown Fresno's arts scene has blossomed with new galleries and studios, not to mention live-work lofts and an area filled with public art that's been dubbed the mural district.&nbsp;</span></p>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 01:35:47 +0000Joe Moore24089 at http://kvpr.orgNew Downtown Arts Complex Brings Momentum to 'M Street'West Fresno Residents, Health Advocates Fight City Hall Over Controversial Projectshttp://kvpr.org/post/west-fresno-residents-health-advocates-fight-city-hall-over-controversial-projects
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Bob Mitchell grew up in a vibrant neighborhood.</span></p><p>“We had cleaners, ice cream parlors, and the types of amenities that make a community whole,” Mitchell recalls.</p><p>But over the years, the community changed.</p><p>“As Fresno continued to grow, West Fresno began to see its demise,” he says. “West Fresno was one of the older communities, but as you can see now, it is just a shell of what it once was.”&nbsp;</p>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:14:52 +0000Rebecca Plevin23704 at http://kvpr.orgWest Fresno Residents, Health Advocates Fight City Hall Over Controversial ProjectsPlanned Farm At Running Horse Site Draws Opposition From West Fresno Residentshttp://kvpr.org/post/planned-farm-running-horse-site-draws-opposition-west-fresno-residents
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">About a dozen West Fresno residents and advocates gathered in front of Fresno City Hall today to express their disapproval of a text amendment that would pave the way for Granville Homes to plant a 360-acre almond orchard in their neighborhood.</span></p><p>Among them was Venise Curry, a West Fresno resident and physician. She’s concerned the proposed operation could expose residents to dust and pesticides, and harm their air and water.</p>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:02:49 +0000Rebecca Plevin22802 at http://kvpr.orgPlanned Farm At Running Horse Site Draws Opposition From West Fresno Residents